Dialogue journal
A dialogue journal is a written conversation in which a student and the teacher communicate
regularly and carry on a private conversation. Dialogue journals provide a communicative
context for language and writing development since they are both functional and interactive
(Peyton & Reed, 1990). Students write on topics of their choice and the teacher responds with
advice, comments, observations, thus, serving as a participant, not an evaluator, in a written
conversation. Dialogue journals can and should be used very early in the language learning
process. Students can begin by writing a few words and combining them with pictures.
A dialogue journal is a written conversation in which a student and the teacher communicate
regularly and carry on a private conversation. Dialogue journals provide a communicative
context for language and writing development since they are both functional and interactive
(Peyton & Reed, 1990). Students write on topics of their choice and the teacher responds with
advice, comments, observations, thus, serving as a participant, not an evaluator, in a written
conversation. Dialogue journals can and should be used very early in the language learning
process. Students can begin by writing a few words and combining them with pictures.